CRITICALLY ill jockey Leah Kilner squeezed her mum's hand from her hospital bed – sparking hopes she could recover from her life-threatening fall. Hugely popular apprentice rider Kilner, 24, was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after coming off her mount at Grafton racecourse in Australia. She was put in an induced coma and required surgery to remove pressure on her […]

INSPIRING British female athletes have encouraged more than half of girls in Britain to take up sport. Some 60 per cent of girls aged between 11 and 17 said that they believed an inspirational role model to be the best way to get started in sport, a survey shows. British women athletes such as Emily Raducanu or the Lionesses, England's […]

CAMERON NORRIE became the first British man for five years to make it to the last eight at Wimbledon. The last remaining home grown player in the singles beat American Tommy Paul 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in front of a rapturous Court One crowd. And South Africa-born Norrie has picked up the baton left by two-times winner Andy Murray who last […]

ROGER FEDERER vowed to play at least once more at Wimbledon after headlining the Champions’ Parade. The Swiss maestro – an eight-time singles winner – received a standing ovation as he walked out last during the 100th anniversary celebrations of Centre Court. Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe were among the 26 former […]

Zhou Guanyu involved in horrific crash on first lap of British GP after collision with George Russell which saw the Brit rush to the Chinese driver’s aid – as Alfa Romeo confirm he is OK and is on his way to a medical centre George Russell and Zhou Guanyu crashed into each other on the opening lap Zhou’s car flipped […]

CRISTIANO RONALDO has told Manchester United he wants to LEAVE the club this summer, according to reports. The former Real Madrid man's request is driven by his desire to play in the Champions League, which United failed to qualify for last season. And it could be a double blow on the transfer front with Chelsea declaring their interest in top […]

LEWIS Hamilton has brought his vegan bulldog Roscoe back to the Silverstone paddock ahead of the British Grand Prix. The F1's star's beloved pet was snapped following the seven-times World Champion around the paddock. Roscoe has built up a large following and can often be spotted trotting around not far from his owner at F1 circuits. Like Hamilton, Roscoe is […]

Will this be a Super Saturday for Britain’s Wimbledon heroes? Katie Boulter will try to follow up her emotional second round triumph in her next showdown, while Liam Broady’s unlikely last-16 tilt continues British tennis stars Katie Boulter and Liam Broady both return to Wimbledon  Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas will face off in the standout Saturday action  The two […]

Wales captain Dan Biggar readily admits that Saturday’s first Test assignment against world champions South Africa at altitude in Pretoria is “about as tough as it gets”. But Biggar is also upbeat about Wales’ prospects across a three-match series, which begins at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld. Wales have never beaten the Springboks in South Africa, losing 10 previous encounters and […]

HEAVYWEIGHT star Joe Joyce has branded Tyson Fury's retirement claims as "b******s" as he stated he will fight again. The Gypsy King, 33, called time on his glistening career in April after defending his WBC title against Dillian Whyte. Fury knocked out his British compatriot at Wembley to extend his unbeaten record to 33 fights. Reports have suggested that he could […]